Swinfen Veterinary Centre

- Several reviewers describe the team as friendly, professional and accommodating, with one owner saying staff went above and beyond by helping them get an elderly greyhound to the clinic and giving useful arthritis advice. - Clinical care is often praised for being thorough and sensible, with positive comments about clear explanations, reassurance when nothing serious was found, and practical treatment plans with follow-up if needed. - Price comments are generally favourable, with some owners describing the clinic as decent value or reasonably priced.

Services

•General veterinary care for dogs, cats, rabbits and small mammals, including consultations, medical treatment and surgery.
•The practice lists orthopaedics, ophthalmology, internal medicine and soft tissue surgery among its areas of interest. Owner examples include eyelid surgery for turned-in eyelids, another dog operation with a good reported outcome, and a thorough consultation followed by medication and advice to return if concerns continued.
•Preventive and follow-up care mentioned by owners includes vaccinations, worming tablets, routine examinations, and home-care advice. Recent reviews also mention arthritis treatment and management advice for a senior greyhound.
•The clinic also highlights greyhound and working-dog care, canine athletic medicine, and out-of-hours emergency cover arranged with help from other practices, including telephone advice when a visit is not needed.
•Grooming is also mentioned in reviews, with Annie praised for dog trims.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Don is named in older reviews as the vet, with owners describing him as friendly, knowledgeable and reassuring during examinations and treatment.
•Recent reviews also praise Dom and Pat for going above and beyond, including help getting a senior greyhound to the clinic for arthritis treatment.
•Don’s wife is mentioned warmly by one reviewer as part of the practice’s more personal feel.
•Annie is praised by name for giving dogs “perfect trims.”

Reviews

Google shows 4.6 stars from 92 reviews. Recent feedback is mostly positive, with owners often highlighting kindness, a personal approach and clear clinical care, alongside a smaller number of complaints.

•Several reviewers describe the team as friendly, professional and accommodating, with one owner saying staff went above and beyond by helping them get an elderly greyhound to the clinic and giving useful arthritis advice.
•Clinical care is often praised for being thorough and sensible, with positive comments about clear explanations, reassurance when nothing serious was found, and practical treatment plans with follow-up if needed.
•Price comments are generally favourable, with some owners describing the clinic as decent value or reasonably priced.
•Negative feedback includes one complaint about difficulty getting a response after making contact, and another owner who felt a puppy vaccination and later check-up were not thorough enough despite finding the team friendly and welcoming.

Reviews for Swinfen Veterinary Centre

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 92 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

rachel best

2 weeks ago

Great vets, decent prices, these are not a corporate chain.

maureen westwood

1 month ago

Dom and Pat went completely above and beyond this week. I was struggling to get to the clinic, and Dom personally drove me and my senior greyhound Amber there so she wouldn't miss her vital arthritis treatment. They really care about the animals in their community and the advice Dom gave me on managing Amber's arthritis at home was incredibly helpful. I have never known a vet to show that level of kindness and dedication. Outstanding service from lovely people.

Trevor Ward

2 months ago

As mentioned in another comment we visited upon recommendation, waited for an eternity to speak to someone, was asked to email all my details outling care required, which we did. Nada. We wanted to break away from the corporate vet World and find someone that genuinely cared about our animals welfare. Apparently these guys are not the answer.

Pieter

3 months ago

Good vet, thorough exam, sensible treatment (as far as I can tell as a lay person).

Jesse Rai

Mikayla Berrey

11 months ago

Annie gives my dog the most perfect trims! Thank you 😊

Elaine Cooper

Fabulous professional friendly accommodating great prices wouldn't go anywhere else

Lisa Morris

I really don't like to write negative reviews but I feel I must in this case. I had heard a lot of good things about this vet so decided to bring my puppy here. His first injection was done by the breeder, and I had his second injection done at Swinfen vets. He was weighed (for worming tablets) and was given his second injection. I was a little concerned that he wasn't given a check-up but I thought the vet probably thought this was done when he had his 1st injection. Took him back a couple months later for more worming tablets and his six monthly check-up, He was weighed for his worming tablets. The vet kept calling my puppy she (he's a boy), he checked his teeth, asked me if he was eating well, any signs of diarrhoea and I think he felt his body. He didn't check his eyes, ears, heart, micro chip, check his balls had dropped or check his bum/anal glands. I walked out feeling a little shocked and ripped off. Sorry, will not be going back again. I will add they are very friendly and welcoming.

mary Andrew

1 year ago